• Counter Strike: Global Offensive is a 5v5 tactial shooter. It uses a very unique spray pattern based shooting system which gives it a very unique feeling, which complimented with valves momentum based movement system compliments each other very well. The goal is to either plant or protect the bomb in each round, which both sides have a economy system that they buy their arsenal for the upcoming round.

Game Play Analysis

Formal Elements
The Basics
Name of the game	Counter Strike: Global Offensive
The platform	PC
Time played (should be at least 30 minutes)	800 hours
If you could work on this game (change it), what would you change and why?	I would change a few little things, such as removing the kick ability in competitive, and balance a few guns
Players	NOTES
How many players are supported?	10, 5v5
Does it need to be an exact number?	yes
How does this affect play?	makes it a lot easier for one side to win
Some types of player frameworks: Single Player – like Solitare. Head-to-head – 1 vs. 1, Chess. PvE – Player vs. Environment, or multiple players vs. the game. Common in MMOs like World of Warcraft. One against Many – Single-player vs. multiple (obvy). Free-for-all – Every man for himself (1 vs. 1 vs. 1 vs. 1..). Most common for multiplayer games, from Monopoly to Modern Warfare. Individuals Against the System – Like Blackjack, where the Dealer is playing against multiple players, but those players have no effect on each other. Team Competition – Multiple vs. multiple, i.e. sports. Predator-prey – Players form a circle and everyone’s goal is to attack the player on their left and defend themselves from the player on their right. Five-pointed Star – Eliminate both players who are not on either side of you.
Objectives/Goals	NOTES
What are the players trying to do?
Some common objectives include: Capture/Destroy – Eliminate all your opponents pieces (Chess). Territorial Acquisition – Control as much territory as you can, not necessarily harming other players (RISK). Collection – Collect a certain number of objects throughout the game (Pokemon). Solve – Solve a puzzle or crime (Clue). Chase/race/escape – Anything where you are running towards or away from something (playground game Tag). Spatial Alignment – Anything involving the positioning of elements (Tetris or Tic-Tac-Toe or that game at Cracker Barrel). Build – Advance your characters or build your resources to a certain point (The Sims). Negation of another goal – The game ends if you perform an act that is forbidden by the rules (Jenga or Twister).
Rules/Mechanics
There are three categories of (what the book Rules of Play calls) operational rules: Setup – the things you do at the beginning of a game. Progression of Play – what happens during the game. Resolution – How an outcome is determined based on the game state.
Controls	NOTES
What controls are used?	Movement keys, mouse, and certain keybinds that the player can mess with
Was there a clear introductory tutorial?	Yes
Were they easy to understand or did you find yourself spamming the controller?	Yes
Resources & Resource Management	NOTES
What kinds of resources do players control?	Theres a money system thats called your eco which controls what guns you can bring into the next round.
How are they maintained during play?	You get money from winning, and if you lose you still get some but less
What is their role?	Very important, if you have a bad eco its significantly harder to win the game
A resource is everything under the control of a single player. Could be the money in Monopoly or health in WoW. Other examples are: Territory in RISK The number of questions remaining in 20 Questions Objects picked up during videogames (guns, health packs, etc.) Time (game time, real-time, or both) Known information (like suspects in Clue)
Game State	NOTES
How much information in the game state is visible to the player?	Not a whole lot, theres a very minimal HUD, it displays the basics, health, ammo, armor, and nades. Plus the minimap
A snapshot of the game at a single point is the game state. The resources you have, the un-owned properties in Monopoly, your opponent’s Archery skill all count towards the game state. Some example information structures are: Total Information – Nothing is hidden, like Chess. Info per player – Your hand of cards is only visible to you. One player has privileged info – Like a Dungeon Master. The game hides info from all players – Like Clue, where no one knows the victory condition. Fog of War – In video games, where certain sections of the map are concealed if you do not have a unit in sight range of that area. You also cannot see other players’ screens, so each player is unaware of the other’s information.
Sequencing	NOTES
In what order do players take their actions?	Both teams start in the buy phase, where they buy their guns and utility for that round, then the round starts, where the t-side tries to plant the bomb, and the ct-side tries to protect the bombsites
How does play flow from one action to another?	It all depends on the player, as it is a shooter so they have to think about where they want to go and what kind of execute they want to make.
Some structures include: Turn-based – Standard board game technique. Turn-based with simultaneous play – where everyone takes their turn at the same time (like writing something down or putting a card down in War). Real-time – Actions happen as fast as players can make them. Action-based video games. Turn-based and time limits – You have this long to take your turn.
Player Interaction
Some examples: Direct Conflict – I attack you. Negotiation – If you support me here, I’ll help you there. Trading – I’ll give you this for that. Information Sharing – If you go there, I’m warning you, a trap will go off.
Theme & Narrative	NOTES
Does it have an actual story structure?	No
Is it based on a historical event (or similar)?	No
Does the theme or narrative help you know how to play?	No
Does it have emotional impacts?	No
Also, look for en media res (does it start in the middle of the game)?	No
The Elements in Motion	NOTES
How do the different elements interact?	They all blend into almost an overwhelmingly smooth game, the movement is phenomenal, with a rewarding gunplay mechanic that really rewards using movement to your advantage.
What is the gameplay like?	Very fast, gunfights usually end fast.
Is it effective?	Yes, even though you die super fast theres lots of rounds which make you want to use different strategies to outmanuver your opponent.
Are there any points where the design choices break down?	No
Design Critique	NOTES
Why did the designer make these particular choices?	It’s based off the very old gameplay design of the 90’s
Why this set of resources?	It’s a tried and true method and gameplay system.
What if they made different decisions?	If they had made the gunplay recoil based instead of the spray patterns it would be a whole different game.
Does the design break down at any point?	No
Graphics & Sound	NOTES
Does the game art pair well with the mechanics?	Sometimes players blend into some maps making it hard to see.
Did you find any bugs or glitches?	No
What about sound?	Very good you can easily tell where people are using sound.
Can you spot any technical shortcuts?	No
Various Stages of the Game	NOTES
To wrap up, some things to keep in mind (as if there aren’t enough already) as you play:
What challenges do you face, and how do you overcome them?	Since its a competitive game generally just better players.
Is the game fair?	Yes.
Is it replayable? Are there multiple paths to victory or optional rules that can change the experience?	Yes, lots of maps, lots of ways to go about taking a site.
What is the intended audience?	Older adults, as its a counter strike game that has been around for a while.
What is the core, the one thing you do over and over, and is it fun?	The shooting, yes it is fun and rewarding

This analysis form was adapted from https://notlaura.com/a-template-for-analyzing-game-design/

SUMMARY

• Write your weekly summary here, last, at the end of the week…
  • Only one to two sentences
• DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

• Unity
  • https://youtu.be/j48LtUkZRjU?list=PLPV2KyIb3jR5QFsefuO2RlAgWEz6EvVi6
    • They cover everything to the basics on how to make game objects all the way up to advanced graphics and dynamic lightings or even multiple peripheral support options such as controllers

 

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

The minimum viable product is the shell of the game you wish to accomplish so that your game doesn’t get muddled with all the extra stuff and then you can ship out and test what makes your game unique and if it even works.

Game Genres from the Simplest and Most Difficult to Create

1. 1. Racing Game
   2. Top-Down Shooter
   3. 2d Platformer
   4. Color Matching Puzzle Game
   5. 2D Puzzle Platformer
   6. 3D Platformer
   7. FPS
   8. JRPG
   9. Fighting Game
   10. Action Adventure
   11. Western RPG
   12. RTS

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

When designing a game you have to think about both sides of each aspect that you add in, what it adds to the game, and what it takes away. Maybe it enforces a certain style of play and suppresses another. Another key part is looking at the small parts that build the surroundings and the world.

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY & THE BRAIN)

STUDIO (SONGWRITING)

• Set a timer
• Spend up to 30 minutes in this ‘room’
• Create 5 project ideas
• Enter at least five core game (i.e. product) ideas to be considered for your own game development later in the year
• These do not need to be very detailed ideas, just a few sentences to capture the main game concept
  • Write a detailed description of the game idea
  • Identify the game genre (detailed above in this post) for inspiration
  • Review  Robin’s 5 Original Ideas for inspiration
• DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE
• One
  • Top down maze game
• Two
  • Car racing game
• Three
  • 2D platformer
• Four
  • Cookie Clicker kinda of game but with cats
• Five
  • Simple 2d fighting game

WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Teens are overwhelmed, partly because they don’t yet have the skills to manage the unprecedented amount of stuff that enters their brains each day.  – from LifeHacker.com

“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.”

“You can do anything, but not everything.”

― David Allen, (GTD) Getting Things Done for Teens: Take Control of Your Life in a Distracting World

SUMMARY

Pretty much all I did was catch up on late work and do homework

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

• Set a timer
  • Spend up to 15 minutes in this ‘room’ on either ONE of the scripting languages below, Javascript (PlayCanvas) or C# (Unity)  (NOT BOTH)

PlayCanvas – Javascript

Unity – C#

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

The key to productivity is to designate new tasks that you have to do as either actionable- that which you can actively do and finish, or unactionable- ones that you can’t work on and finish. To compliment that you need some sort of system to track and keep whatever your working on neet and tidy in one space

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

Examine Two GTD Maps: Basic and Detailed

1. Detailed map by guccio@文房具社 icensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
2. Basic map from BiggerPlate.com embedded below

GTD-based Trusted System

• Examine and pick a trusted system from the 4 options listed below to ‘capture’ your work
  • A trusted system is your method for managing your tasks in a way that you consistently get things done

1. 1. Trello.com with a – GTD Template
      • We use Trello in this class to manage group projects
        • You will create a Trello account a few weeks from now regardless
        • You might want to start now
      • We start using Trello in the second semester
      • Watch Mr. Le Duc Creating a Trello Account and Add GTD Template Tutorial (3:45)
      • 
      • You can get the free Trello app at the Apple Store or Google Play
      • 
   2. Your phone
   3. Paper and pen or pencil
   4. Examine LifeHacker.com’s GTD Resources
      • Try a To-Do List That Lives in Your Tabs

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

OPTIONAL EXERCISE

STUDIO (CREATING MAPS)

• Set a timer
• Spend up to 15 minutes
• Then watch David Allen summarize the steps
  • “Very simple folks! …
    1. Just WRITE STUFF DOWN
    2. Decide the ACTIONS and OUTCOMES embedded in them
    3. Get yourself a MAP OF ALL THAT so you can step back and take a look at it.
    4. And then, basically, you USE THE MAP TO DECIDE, “OK, here’s the course that we’re going to go on.”
    5. You then LAUNCH the ‘ship’ on a trusted course in the short term, as well as on the long horizon that you’re moving on.
    6. And then, on a regular basis, you need to REASSESS, “OK, we need to take in NEW DATA, CLEANUP, RECALIBRATE, and REFOCUS for the next leg of the journey.”
  • It’s that simple…”
• ‘Capture’ all the ACTION ITEMS you can in your GTD Trusted System

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

I learned that when you dumb it down enough its not complicated what so ever he’s just saying to decide whether or not to do it now or later and have some sort of tool that helps you not forget it.

“Day 092/366 – To Do List” by Great Beyond is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Your toughest work is defining what your work is! –  Peter Drucker

SUMMARY

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

In this ‘room’ you are going to try Getting Things Done (GTD).

STEP 1: MAKE A LIST

Chemistry

finish the lab

History

work on the new project

English

reading log

Game Design

This blog

French

Vocab

Precalc

homework

STEP 2: NOTICE WHAT YOU NOTICED

reading log

finish lab

precalc homework

french work

history project

this blog

STEP 3: SET A TIMER

1. Set a timer for your first task
   1. Decide how long you think it will take before you start
2. Start working
3. Repeat this process for 45 minutes for as many tasks as you can complete, then take a 15-minute break
   • Get up and get a drink of water
   • Get up and go for a walk
   • Every 20 minute blink your eyes 20 times while looking at least 20 feet away
     • This is good for your eyes

Start steps 1 through 3 again, repeat for your school day

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

• Set a timer
• Spend up to 20 minutes in this ‘room’
• Watch the first 30 seconds of this Oct. 2020 interview with David Allen

• Reflect on GTD and getting to the top of the colorful list above for a minute
  • How can the GTD process help you tame the crazy-busy dragon of modern life?

• Then, go for a 15-minute walk, if it is safe to do so
• Write a few sentence reflection
• DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

OPTIONAL EXERCISE – Literally, read the article and go for another walk 🙂

“I coach C-suite executives and rising stars from the earliest startups to Fortune 100 companies. My passion is to help ambitious leaders achieve their full human potential.”  – Read more about Katia…

• Set a timer
• Spend up to 15 minutes reading…
  • FastCompany Magazine article about Katia Verresen’s techniques and GTD, https://www.fastcompany.com/3026827/the-brain-hacks-top-founders-use-to-get-the-job-done
• Then, go for another 15-minute walk, if it is safe to do so
• DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

• Write only a few sentences of WHAT YOU LEARNED
• In one or two sentences, describe a PROBLEM YOU SOLVED
• DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

• Give feedback on this week’s class Content and Process
  • Fill in the Weekly Activity Evaluation
• DELETE THIS WHOLE SECTION, AFTER YOU ARE DONE

What is Workflow?

Work•flow /ˈwərkflō/

“The sequence of industrial, administrative, or other processes through which a piece of work passes from initiation to completion.” – lexico.com

What is a quality workflow?  How do we develop it?  Below are elements of the production cycle that most creative people move through as they create something.  First, we must identify the stages of project production. What is each stage and what are the quality checks for each stage.  Read on and find out!

INSTRUCTIONS

1. FILL IN THE QUESTIONS BELOW FR EACH STAGE OF PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
2. PUBLISH 

Stages of Creation Development

Inspiration

How do we find ideas to develop?

• WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE?
• WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE?
• HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY?
• WHO MEASURES QUALITY?

We can look at real games that we enjoy or think are cool. Then after we look at specific things that we like, whether that being a certain mechanic or genre, you can delve deeper in that idea and really sculpt what kind of experience you want from whatever you are making.

Intention

How do we clarify our specific goal(s) for a project?

• WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE?
• WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE?
• HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY?
• WHO MEASURES QUALITY?

You can try to implement a certain thing into your project. Maybe you want to work on making better animations. For that you could just make a bland project but then really hone in on the animations so you can fully show what you did and how you improved.

Pre-production

How can we brainwrite, brainstorm, storyboard, and plan our ideas at this phase?

• WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE?
• WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE?
• HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY?
• WHO MEASURES QUALITY?

We can just write down a big mess of little tiny ideas that we have randomly and then compile them into something greater. And once we have this messy, grotesque pool of ideas, mechanics, aesthetics, whatever we can share these little pieces that we have to create a whole.

Production

How do we communicate with each other and execute our plan for this phase? This is where we actually make the project.

• WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE?
• WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE?
• HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY?
• WHO MEASURES QUALITY?

Really this just all is on everyone doing what they have to and communicate what they are working on, establishing role/jobs to do, and just doing what you have to do.

Post-production

How do we communicate with each other and execute our final stages of the project for this phase? This is where we publish the project.

• WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE?
• WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE?
• HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY?
• WHO MEASURES QUALITY?

Presentation/Performance

How do we share our project with our learning community, advisory members, and the world?

• WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE?
• WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE?
• HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY?
• WHO MEASURES QUALITY?

So right now with the whole distance thing it’s harder to present to classes, with relying on everyone’s tech working correctly, but say in the “normal world” the best way to present is to look at one piece that you really like about your piece of work, talk about it then you speak about some of the less important parts.

Feedback

How do we conduct a feedback session at the end of the project development cycle?

• WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE?
• WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE?
• HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY?
• WHO MEASURES QUALITY?

Start with everyone giving praises, what worked well, what they appreciated. Then since no one REALLY like criticism everyone can talk about what they thought they couldn’t have personally done better.

Who is one of your mentors?

 

Born: February 1, 1962 (age 58 years), Itabashi City, Tokyo, Japan

Personal Success Definition

State why are they successful, with your definition?

They are hands down successful because he does what he wants and makes him happy. His art is as unabashed and weird as he is. He is one of the if not number one successful virtual artists, all while maintaining his signature style and sticking to it.

Skills for Success

Murakami went to Japanese art schools so that he could hone in his skills in a more traditional style. 2) As he got better and his skills grew he found out what he likes and was able to put his own style and spin on traditional styles, and took risks. 3) He is unafraid to stray from the norm and it shows in his work. (wikipedia.com)

How They Used These Skills

Murakami had twice made album covers for the famous rapper Kanye West, one for his album Graduation, and the other for his Collab album Kids See Ghosts. Now this not only showed off his style that lots grew to love, but gave him a new western press that he really didn’t have.

Challenges Overcome

His really only problem in the art space was himself and his style as he was always super talented and could produce the typical Japanese style art very proficiently. So in his desire to be himself and find his style of course people didn’t want it at first but as I said earlier it soon blew up.

Significant Work

Murakami’s newest art craze is his flower which a simple painting will cost anywhere from two to three thousand dollars

Resources

EXAMPLES:

https://gagosian.com/artists/takashi-murakami/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takashi_Murakami

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